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After enjoying a Netflix trial for a couple of months, my wife has consented
to letting me "cut the cord" on our TV service. She seems to understand that
paying for cable funnels money to ultra-evil entities such as CNN and ESPN
even if we don't watch them. It will also save us somewhere between $50 and
$60 per month ... possibly more, but eventually you get into a point of diminishing
returns where "just Internet" costs more than a bundle.

So let's say we have a $50 budget for over-the-top services. Some of that
will go to a Netflix subscription. We probably need something else to supplement
it. Dear Lazyweb: which service would be a good replacement? She likes mysteries
and sci-fi. I don't watch TV, and the kids don't care. The only requirement
is that any OTT service we purchase must NOT funnel money to CNN or ESPN.

I would also prefer services that are compatible with ChromeCast, which we
already have on every screen, but that's not a strict requirement.

I think you'll find it hard to avoid those two networks when everyone bundles
them in with a bunch of other stuff.

Unless you want to completely unplug from all of the content from the major
carriers and go with alternative content from smaller players, I don't see
much hope of getting away from giving those two a little money.

Some people like SlingTV due to the channels they include in their packages. DirectTV has a streaming package as well. That is for live TV. There is also Hulu for after the fact TV. Youtube TV, Youtube Red and a couple more I can't remember right now.

Hulu might make sense. Does it have shows that were "on cable" or only the
broadcast networks? We're probably going to keep our broadcast networks,
because they are viewable without the expensive set top boxes, and dropping
TV entirely would actually cost more. Damn bundles.